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Home My WebLink AboutDowntown Bozeman Neighborhood Plan Growth Policy Amendment CommissionMemorandum REPORTTO: HonorableMayorandCityCommission FROM: AllysonC.Bristor,AssociatePlanner Andy Epple,PlanningDirector ChrisKukulski,CityManager SUBJECT: DowntownBozemanNeighborhoodPlanGrowthPolicyAmendment (GPA)Application–#P-09011 MEETINGDATE: November4,2009 AGENDAITEMTYPE: ActionItem. RECOMMENDATION: TheDowntownBozemanPartnershiprequeststheirGPAapplication (#P-09011),fortheadoptionandintegrationofthe“DowntownBozemanNeighborhoodPlan” asaneighborhoodplanundertheCity’sgrowthpolicy,tobeopenedandcontinuedtotheCity Commission’spublichearingdateofDecember14,2009. Therequestistoallowtimeforthe applicanttoholdoneadditionalpublicforumontheplanandtoallowtimefortheadvisory committeetomeetandmakefinalrevisionsreflectingtherecommendationsmadebythe PlanningBoardandthecommentsreceivedatthepublicforum. BACKGROUND: TheDowntownBozemanPartnership,224 EastMainStreet,Bozeman,MT 59715,commissionedLMNArchitectsofSeattle,WA,andpartneringfirms,todevelopa downtownBozemanneighborhoodplan. Theplanisentitled“DowntownBozeman ImprovementPlan”anditsunderlyinggoalistoprovideguidanceanddirectionforfuture developmentthatsolidifiesdowntownBozeman’splaceinthecommunityandtheGallatin region. Theplantakesabroadapproachandidentifiesstrengthsandweaknessesofthecurrent downtownBozemanarea.Furthermore,theplan suggestssomefundamentalrestructuringof codes,policiesandoperatingproceduresthatcouldoccuroveralongerperiodoftime. ThePlanningBoardreviewedtheplanattheirpublichearingsonSeptember15andOctober6, 2009. TheBoard’smotioncontainedsomerecommendedrevisionstotheplan.Atboth hearings,publiccommentwasreceivedstatingsomeconcernswiththecontentoftheplan. AcopyoftheDowntownBozemanImprovementPlancanbefoundat http://www.downtownbozeman.org/downtown-improvement-plan.html. FISCALEFFECTS: None. ALTERNATIVES: AssuggestedbytheCityCommission. Attachments:None Reportcompiledon:November4,2009